Originally published in Anatomia secundinae humanae, quindecim fi guris ad vivum propria autoris manu delineates, illustra... Trajecti ad Rhenum [Utrecht], apud Johannem Ribbium, 1669.These images were taken while preparing a book (Wombs with a View, Springer, 2016) on the history of the illustrations and how they contributed to our understanding of anatomy and physiology of pregnancy, thereby enabling advances in the practice of obstetrics and gynecology.